St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-03
Tie Gallant Company D, Fresh From Its
Peaceful Conquest, Was Greeted
Right Royalty.
Thousands of Citizens Turn Out and Ap-
plaud the Sunburned Heroes Through
The Ciiy's Streets.
Prominent Men Speak Warm Words of
Welcome and Praise of Their Late
Achievement.
Toasts at the Armory to the Flower of
the Country's Militia---A Gala
Occasion.

st. Paul testified in amoSt unmiStaka-
BILE manner yesterday afternoon its adj
miration for Company d on its return
from Washington, crowned with laurelS
achieved in competition with repre-
sentative militia organizations from
thirty states and territories of this
country.
When Capt. Ed Bean and his drill
team marched out from the union depot
at a few minutes before o'clock they
were confronted with dense mass of
humanity which lined both sides of the
streets, through which the command
passed, and the journey to the city hall
and armory was continual ovation.
As they came through the depot the
band struck up when Johnnie Comes
Marching Home Again." and the cheers
were deafening. Third street was
a sea of bunting and flags as
far as the eye could reach, and
the windows of the hotels and places
of business along the line of march were
crowded with ladies, who waved their
handkerchiefs and Saluted the victors
marching so proudly at their feet. a
colored band from the Twenty-fifth
regiment, stationed at Fort Smelling,
furnished the music for Company ID,
and Immediately behind the sable
crack st. Paul company, bearing in his
arms the company mascOtte, York
shire terrier, secured at Washington.
AT the head of his company was Capt.
Bean. In columns of fourS came the
victors in his command, the same pre-
cision characterizing their movements
that made them so noticeable at the
capital, and each man from the captain
down wore boutonniere upon his left
breast.
THEY CARRIED BROoMS.
A featur of the procession of escort,
at the head of which rode Col. Bend on
milk-white Steed, were 80 real estate
men in line under command of S. Lee
Davis. They met about 3:45 o'clock in
the real estate Office of Wall IL Arm
strong, ia East Third street, where
Lew Maxfield dealt out to them enough
brooms to go around. They were the
jOllieSt body of men that has come to-
gether in st. Paul for long time and
they made things exceedingly lively for
Wall & Armstrong, who were obliged to
lock the doors of their private offices to
keep the gang from carrying off chairs,
paper weights and valuable documents.
On account Of the heat Wall had taken
Off his collar while writing and laid it on
his desk. About the first man to come
in was Frank Tatnall who
saw the collar and stuck it
in his pocket. Whitney didn't
miss it until about three minutes before
the procession started, when, after ac-
cuSing every man in the Office of having
stolen it, he put on an old striped collar
that belonged to his brother and that
had been laying around the Office for
two or three months. 1t was three sizes
too large for him and he had on white
In. o...1ily . was coming home
with the second prize, and Shouldering
broom he marched out Ill the front
row of real estate dealers.
Hotel clerks are in the habit of wear
ing diamonds, but they can't outShine
real estate men in that respect. Ed
mund Rice, Jr., wore solitaire on his
shirt front yesterday that caught the
rays of light from the window and sent
them sparkling and dancing, in q mill
ion different hues, on Armstrong; an
tique oak desk.
Armstrong was not getting behind
much with his work either, for he carried
a cluster of sparklerS around on his left
hand that made II. w. Shade wink and
protect his eyes from the dazzle.
NJ. B. Liddell wore a brand new suit of
navy blue, cut i'll the latest fashion and
carried silver headed cane with dia-
mond set in the center of the handle.
Fred Little wore watch charm rep
reSenting book. The cover was
thickly studded with small diamonds.
An Elliott carried in his right
hand silk umbrella with q gold handle.
Around the handle was set a row of
SMALL DIAMONDS.
Wall asked him to stand it up on his
mahogany umbrella rest, but Elliott
said it was given to him by man for
whom he had made S150,000 on real es-
tate deal. He couldn't part with it.
Just about this time long man with
sharp eyes and business-like air came
into the Office and said he'd like to look
at some South st. Paul property.
you'll have to watt said Wall, ''till
Company D gets by. It'll come higher
if | sell it to you now." The man
waited.
Luther Newport had on new. tall,
white tile and white satin cravat en-
circled by a band of rubies and dia
monds. ''RepresentS commissions on
broom OH to his right shoulder.
J. J. Watson leaned up against the
cherry Office rail and toyed carelessly
with an oval shaped lOcket of gold
studded with Opals, pearls and garnets.
II. y. Marrett at $50 o'clock
took out of his pocket a magnif-
cent gold watch with big diamond set
in the center of each cover.
Taken altogether. they were an ele-
CANT looking set of men, and showed
signs of prosperity and great success in
c
once Il soldier, and he handled his COM
mand like major general. Theirs
were among the loudest cheers when
Company ID came from the depot.
amid the huZZaS of Il delighted multi
ttde, business being temporarily sus-
nnnded in honor of the occasion, the
hlare of trumpets and rolling of drums,
tWenty-nine proud militiamen were es-
eOrted by their comrades of the First
Minnesota regiment, veterans of the
late war and civic societies through the
principal streets to the city hall, where
an immense concourse awaited them.
A platform had been erected upon which
stood President Kerr, of the city coun-
Gil. Capt Russell Blakeley, Peter Ber-
key, G. W. Hackett, Aid. Sanborn and
Nathan Merrick, composing the recep-
ton committee, and after the command
to halt had been obeyed, Company ID
ordered arms and listened to the follow
Ing
MELCOMING ADDRESS OF COL. KERR {:
The city welcomes you back, gentlemen.
We are glad to see you for your own sakes.
We are proud to see you for the record you
have made We realize the fact that your
achievement has reflected honor, not alone
unon yourselves, but upon this city as we'll.
j1is an altogether mistaken idea, prevalent
Ia thu minds of many, that but little honor
attaches to citizen soldier in time of peace,
faat your drill is Il pastime, and your disci-